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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Thur, 17 July"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-17-july-2025/"
published: "2025-07-17T05:00:47"
updated: "2025-07-11T16:43:39"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Thur, 17 July

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-07-07
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 17 July 2025, 07:00 SAST · Updated 11 July 2025, 18:43 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-17-july-2025/)

## Across

- **A1.** Consumes (4)
- **A5.** Hawaiian greeting (5)
- **A6.** Painful (4)
- **A7.** Relating to quality of sound (5)

## Down

- **D1.** The orient (4)
- **D2.** Reserved and haughty (5)
- **D3.** Ripped (4)
- **D4.** Clip the fleece from a sheep (5)